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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee signs autographs for fans Wednesday night at Auto Parts of Craig and Airtek Filters. The 2008 American League Cy Young Award winner is in Northwest Colorado on a hunting trip.

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Mikah Egan saws a section of beetle-killed wood to size at his workbench. The wood is particularly difficult to work with because of its irregularities, the same quality that makes it preferable to many furniture consumers.

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Mikah Egan checks to make sure all facets of this office desk fit together perfectly. All pieces of the furniture must be squared and sized before the final project is complete.

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Mikah Egan marks a knobbed log with chalk lines used to guide his saw in his workshop. Egan said fitting the wood pieces together is similar to completing a jigsaw puzzle.

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Mikah Egan looks at a stack of blue stained spruce inside his storage unit. All of the wood Burly’s uses is deadfall, meaning Egan's business does not rely on the harvesting of live trees.

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Mikah Egan and his dog, Aspen, pose for a portrait in front of a bed set Egan made out of blue stained spruce, more commonly known as beetle kill, in his shop. Burly Brothers Unique Log Furniture is at 175 Mack Lane.

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Richard Wildenhaus became the Moffat County High School Bulldogs’ athletic director in July. Having recently completed the fall sports season, Wildenhaus said the community and the school have exceeded his already high expectations.

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Cliff Lee signs an autograph for Trenton Hillewaert, 9, on Wednesday night. Lee is in Northwest Colorado on a hunting trip.

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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee signs Kulen Turner’s glove Wednesday at Auto Parts of Craig and Airtek Filters. Lee met with members of the Moffat County High School baseball team.

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Cliff Lee poses with members of the Moffat County High School boys baseball team. From left are Scott Costello, Trevor Goodwin, Kulen Turner, Lee, Halen Raymond, Greg Blackstun and Ben Williams.

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